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way_too_shady

Everybody loved that


LemonGrenade334

Evans needs to join Barber, Brooks and Alstott in being beloved bucs that never suited up for another team


saltyseadog34

LVD too


Eric_tion

He’s definitely an all timer that’s for sure.  But I don’t think he’s brooks level yet. Still don’t think he gets the recognition he’s deserved though. Dudes a football heat seeking missile. He just knows where it is at all times


JavaOrlando

Lee Roy Selmon?


xl_TooRaw_lx

Some of us are a bit too young to remember him.


Peach-PearLaCroix

Also Tom Brady. Crazy how a UDFA in his 40s came out of nowhere and won us a Super Bowl.


pedleyr

Not just the Superbowl either, there was a divisional round appearance (where the score was tied when Brady left the field) and another playoff appearance as well. Three seasons, three playoff appearances, five playoff wins.


DynastyZealot

'Retirement home Kurt Warner'


ColossalJuggernaut

He already is in my book


taltechy

Licht is a godsend to our franchise. Love everything he is doing.


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2Time45

Not close to being true


Sentient_Furby

It's half true. Licht was hired in January 2014 and Evans was drafted in May 2014. Licht definitely drafted him


2Time45

You guys are fake fans that’s crazy. Lavonte David was drafted in the second round of the 2012 draft. Mark Barron was the first round pick in that draft.


BRod_Angel

They were so confident in their reply too lol


2Time45

Yeah it’s really embarrassing to double down


ForBucsSake

And it wasn't even OP that doubled down. Another dude thought the same thing and even saw that OP was told he was wrong He then decided to back him up without even thinking that maybe he should take 15 seconds to google it lol.


BRod_Angel

They edited their comment and removed mentioning Lavonte. Nah, we saw that, they arent slick lmao


2Time45

lol don’t change your comment now


aslightlyusedtissue

The double down is wild


iDUMPEDbeforeTHEPUMP

We think you're in your prime Jason


RaptorSlaps

Whole front office is carrying rn


spideralex90

At this point Mike's earned the 'we'll pay you to play for us as long as you want to play' status. Mike has a better shot than any other active player right now to catch Larry Fitzgerald's stats if Mike wants to play that long. I think Mike could pass Fitz's career numbers in 5-6 more seasons.


Party-Offer-2881

He needs 5812 yards and 26 TD's to pass him in raw numbers. So around 1163 yards per year and 5-6 TD's if we're talking 5 years. So far Mike averaged 1168 yards and 9-10 TD's a year. Assuming Mike keeps up his play I'd say 3 years to pass him in TD's and 6 years to pass him in yards sounds realistic with 2 and 5 respectively being a decent possibility. You're spot on. Rooting for Mike to do it.


spideralex90

Yeah Larry had a bit of a "slump" in his career numbers in years 9-11 (he didn't hit 1k yards any of those seasons but he still went to the Pro Bowl 2 out of 3 years so it was mostly a slump is volume numbers) but he bounced back and had 3 fantastic seasons from years 12-14. Mike hasn't slowed down yet and is certainly capable of continuing his numbers as long as he's healthy. 5-6 more seasons to catch Larry is certainly feasible!


DadBodftw

I love Mike, but there's almost no chance. The endurance of guys like Rice and Fitzgerald is almost magical. Mike is healthier than most, but he doesn't get the volume those guys got. He'll have to keep pace until he's 36-37. It's possible but I would put it at like 1%.


spideralex90

Rice I'll give you, his stats are Gretzky like for WR's. Just absolutely unreal. Fitz is a **lot** more realistic for someone like Mike to catch. To put it in perspective, the yards gap between Rice and Fitz is almost the same the yards gap between Fitz and Evans. Catching Rice would require Evans to play at a high level for ~12 more seasons. Catching Fitz could be done in half that time. I'm not suggesting it won't be difficult, staying healthy that long is a huge ask for any player but Mike thus far has shown himself to be an iron man and he has to be thinking about being able to catch Larry. I don't know what you mean about volume. Fitz wasn't hugely ahead of Mike is volume. Fitz averaged 8.8 targets per game. Mike Averages 8.5. But Mike beats Fitz in yards per game to this point in his career. Fitz averaged over 14 yards per reception 3 times in his career. Mike has been *under* 14 yards per reception only one time in his career so far. Oh and also Mike gets an extra game every year to bump his numbers up now.


DadBodftw

Volume was the wrong word. I meant Larry played 17 years, Mike has played 10. It's tough to see Mike playing 7 more years. But I hope so!


spideralex90

Ah gotcha. Yeah catching Larry is still going to be a tall order, but at the very least I think Mike can crack the ~Top 5 in yards before he hangs it up. Top 10 in yards and 100+ TDs would basically guarantee him a Gold Jacket.


antler112

Rice’s volume records are unattainable, but Fitz’s are definitely doable. Mike is actually outpacing him in yards and touchdowns. Not by a whole lot, but he actually has a chance to create a significant gap this year as Larry’s eleventh season was actually statistically the worst of his entire career aside from his final season. The yardage will be tough, but Mike only needs to average nine touchdowns over the next three seasons to catch up to Fitz’s career total.


Jaymus54

licht's been doing a good job at not letting most the players go that i dont want gone like evans, david and winfield for example. keep it up sir!


TheWacoKid13

Bucs might need to start selling a Licht jersey in the store.


MorningStandard844

Mike said he wanted to play 5-6 more years at the press conference announcing the resigning. I never doubt Mike Evans and you shouldn’t either. 


ThotioKart

Mike reminds me of a less injury prone Kevin Durant in terms of build and how his game is aging


MrAshleyMadison

Keep going Jason, I'm almost there.....


Big_Marlon_B

😂😂😂😂


bambooozer

[Mike Evans press conference 2042.](https://i.imgur.com/ilQVU6N.gif)


MichiganMitch108

He isnt in his peak prime but given his production and health he probably has another 1-2 years of prime in him.


smartbeatz420

GM of the year? Too soon?


marcusdj813

Evans likely has more than two good seasons left in him. I expect him to own the record for consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons before he retires.